Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PARADISE, by GEORGE HERBERT Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I bless thee, lord, because I grow Last Line: And such beginnings touch their end. | ||||||||
I BLESSE thee, Lord, because I GROW Among thy trees, which, in a ROW, To thee both fruit and order OW. What open force or hidden CHARM Can blast my fruit, or bring me HARM, While the inclosure is thine ARM? Inclose me still, for fear I START. Be to me rather sharp and TART, Than let me want thy hand and ART. When thou dost greater judgements SPARE, And with thy knife but prune and PARE, Ev'n fruitful trees more fruitfull ARE. Such sharpnes shows the sweetest FREND; Such cuttings rather heal than REND; And such beginnings touch their END. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A TRUE HYMN [HYMNE] by GEORGE HERBERT CHURCH MONUMENTS by GEORGE HERBERT CHURCH-MUSICK [CHURCH MUSIC] by GEORGE HERBERT |
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